David Traill of Sabay, Provost of Kirkwall

DAVID TRAILL OF SABAY

Merchant in Kirkwall: Provost of Kirkwall

David Traill of Sabay is the son of Patrick Traill of Elsness Northern Skies: Traill Genealogy His mother is Elspeth Pottinger. He was born before before 21 February 1662, the date upon which his baptism was registered at Kirkwall in Orkney, Scotland. [Kirkwall Baptisms]

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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10 March 1686: Summons at instance of John Flett, merchant, burgess of Kirkwall, treasurer of St. Magnus kirk there, against Christian Skeine, relict of James Sinclair of Saba, and David Traill, now her spouse, for payment of £12 scogs for use of best mortcloth at funeral of said James National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/759

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1692: Submission by James Grahame of Grameshall, proprietor of lands of Saba in parish of St. Androis, and Christian Skene, relict of James Sinclair of Saba, liferentrix of 9d. land of Saba, with consent of David Traill, merchant in Kirkwall, now her spouse. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/400

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20 March 1707: Abbreviate of adjudication and related papers in action at instance of John Buchanan, writer in Edinburgh, against Thomas Buchanan of Sandsyde and David Traill of Sabay. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Morton, reference GD150/1693

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1714: Letters to David Smyth of Methven from . . . . . David Traill of Sabay, Kirkwall (1714) . . . . . National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Smythe Family of Methven, Perthshire, reference GD190/3/273

Genealogy

1. Northern Skies: Traill Genealogy